RJ increases Libya operation Starting today (6 February), Royal Jordanian is increasing its operation to Libya by doubling the Amman - Misurata service from one to two weekly. This will be followed on 9 Februa...
Surprising departure of PKP Cargo's chairman Wojciech Balczun, the chairman of Poland's largest railfreight carrier PKP Cargo, stepped down surprisingly on 28 January. The rumour mill says that Balczun has accepted an offer f...
USA's trailer order volume strongest since March 2006 Following a modest pullback in November, the US trailer industry closed 2012 on a strong note. December saw new orders rise to a multi-year high, while cancellation activity remain...
DB Schenker Rail orders conversion of 32 locomotives The German service provider DB Schenker Rail has mandated Siemens to convert 32 series 189 locomotives in its inventory for future cross-border services to/from Germany, Poland and...
TX Logistik launches new coal trains The transport provider TX Logistik AG has launched two new rail connections to haul fuel to Germany's Werdohl-Elverlingsen power station, which is fired with low-grade anthracite. ...
Scania sells fewer trucks Scania reported that its net truck sales fell by 14% to SEK 49.58 million (EUR 5.76 million) during the full year 2012. The vehicle builder's order bookings amounted to 65,885 truc...
UND's chairman unanimously elected Turkey's freight transporters' association, Uluslararasi Nakliyeciler Dernegi (UND) held committee elections in Istanbul in January 2013. As expected Cetin Nuhoglu was elected chai...
Ceva Logistics to manage logistics for Nardi appliances Logistics and supply chain specialist Ceva Logistics has signed a new five year contract with Nardi Elettrodomestici, a specialist in white goods production, operating in over 80 c...
GACAG wants Icao to be focal point for global air cargo supply chain security standards The International Civil Aviation Organization (Icao) should serve as the focal point for implementing global air cargo supply chain security standards, the Global Air Cargo Advisor...
Etihad records 19% cargo growth Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the UAE, posted a net profit of USD 42 million in 2012, a 200% on 2011 (USD 14 million) in a year that saw strong improvements in revenues, ...
Rickmers Shipmanagement certified The German company Rickmers Shipmanagement has been granted ISO 50001 certification for its offices in Hamburg (Germany) and Singapore, as well as for ten vessels in its fleet, by ...
Eurabia-Schiffahrts-Agentur new agent in Germany for Med Cross Lines In our ITJ Daily of 5 February an error occurred in the web address for which we apologize. Here the announcement again with the correct address:
DB Schenker building new logistics centre in Czechia DB Schenker Logistics has started construction work on a new EUR 23.5 million logistics centre in Rudná u Prahy (Czechia). The building, located close to the country's capital, wil...
U-Freight delivers the fine art of shipping U-Freight Singapore has recently set up a new division, ArtSafe to promote its logistics hub as a fine arts storage facility, as well as an exhibition venue for showcasing artwork ...
Knightsbridge confirms tanker exit DESPITE its name, NASDAQ-listed Knightsbridge Tankers today officially classified its tanker division as a 'discontinued operation'
Pirates release Gascogne and 17 seafarers PIRATES have released the French products tanker Gascogne and its 17 crew members, who were hijacked off Ivory Coast
EU provides €5M for Rotterdam box scheme THE EU said today it is providing €5M ($6.76M) toward the total cost for the first phase of the Rotterdam World Gateway terminal
China's breakers squeezed CHINA'S gap is narrowing between prices of vessels for demolition and for scrap steel, which means its scrappers can break even only after booking other operation costs
Beware! Ship guard rules shift with locale P&I PROVIDER North of England has warned shipowners to be "extremely careful" about using armed ship guards off West Africa
Euronav extends bond deal LOSS-MAKING Belgian tanker operator Euronav has extended the term for $124M in convertible debt by three years
Mariner missing from tug A TUG crewman is missing today after falling overboard into the Channel, the BBC reported
Adaro coal output roars ahead despite rains INDONESIA'S second-biggest coal producer, Adaro Energy, had record production in 4Q12, despite the highest recorded rainfall at its mines
Novatek wins new naphtha export deal NOVATEK, Russia's largest independent gas producer, has signed an export deal with South Korea's Yeochun Naphtha Cracker Centre
Queensland floods worsen drybulk congestion BULKERS faced longer waiting times to load coal in Australia because of heavy rain in Queensland
Breaking hits record in 2013 DEMOLITIONS hit a record in 2013, with more vessels broken up to relieve the oversupplied market
MHI's ship unit cuts losses MITSUBISHI HI's shipbuilding and ocean development division said today it cut operating losses to ¥800M ($8.5M) for the nine months ending 31 December 2012, from '2.2Bn a year earlier
Congestion at Tanjung Priok Dampens Indonesia's Economic Growth Indonesia's economic growth continues to be undermined by its poor logistics performance and congestion at the key gateway port of Tanjung Priok located near the capital Jakarta, which handles more than half of national containerized imports and exports. Jakob Sorensen, President Director, Maersk Line Indonesia, said there had been a lack...
CMA CGM's Cheng Lie Navigation Set to Launch Intra-Asia Service CMA CGM's new VTI service. Cheng Lie Navigation, CMA CGM's intra-Asia carrier, will launch a new intra-Asia service this month linking Ningbo, Shanghai and Xiamen, China, with Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. The service will start on Feb. 23 with the following port rotation: Ningbo, Shanghai, Xiamen, Ho Chi Minh City, Laem Chabang...
LA Customs Brokers and Forwarders Group Names 2013 Officers The Los Angeles Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association, which represents licensed U.S. customs brokers, freight forwarders and non-vessel-operating common carriers and firms in Southern California, has elected its 2013 officers. Vincent Iacopello, managing director of The Janel Group of Los Angeles, was re-elected president; Mark Hirzel, western regional director of...
Barranquilla Container Terminal to Use Tideworks System Barranquilla Container Terminal, a joint venture between SSA International and Sociedad Portuaria del Norte, located in the Port of Barranquilla, Colombia, has chosen Tideworks Technology's terminal operating system to manage its operations. The new terminal will be managed by Santa Marta International Terminal Co. It will initially have capacity for about...
Americold Names Boehler Executive VP, COO Americold, which offers temperature-controlling warehousing and logistics services for the food industry, has appointed Fred Boehler executive vice president and chief operating officer. In this role, Boehler is responsible for U.S. operations, reporting to Jeffrey M. Gault, president and CEO of Americold. Prior to joining Americold, Boehler served as senior vice president of...
Emirates Shipping Line to Boost Asia-Mideast Rates Emirates Shipping Line today announced a general rate increase on its trade route from the Far East and Southeast Asia to the Middle East, effective March 15. The rate hike will be $500 per 20-foot-equivalent unit....
Shareholders Call for Removal of Cosco's Chairman Wei Zhang Yuangzhong, a lawyer in Beijing, is leading a shareholders' revolt against China Cosco Holdings, a subsidiary of Cosco Group, to remove Wei Jiafu from his post as the maritime group's chairman, following the company's repeated losses, according to SinoShip News. If Zhang can get more than 10 percent of shareholders...
PortVision Launches $500,000 Grant Initiative to Improve Ports, Waterways PortVision, a Web-based service for the maritime industry, today launched the PortVision CONNECT initiative, which includes a $500,000 commitment to fund the development and implementation of Web-based solutions that help nonprofit maritime organizations enhance port and waterway efficiency, safety and security for their stakeholders. Eligible PortVision CONNECT grant participants include harbor...
Jacksonville, Haitian Port Authorities Sign MOU Johnny Gaffney, Jacksonville City Councilman (L), and James Citrano, Jaxport's board chairman, look on as Alix Celestin, Haitian director general signs MOU. Roy Schleicher, Jacksonville Port Authority's CEO, and Alix Celestin, director general of Autorite Portuair Nationale (National Port Authority), which oversees 11 public ports in Haiti, have signed a memorandum...
Pennsylvania Governor Eyes Reform of Transportation Funding Pennsylvania's Gov. Tom Corbett has proposed two changes to the way the state provides funding for transportation infrastructure. "I am calling on the legislature to pass a 17 percent reduction in the flat liquid fuels tax paid by consumers at the pump," he said during his statewide budget address. "Second, I...
Lithuania Supports Implementing EU-Ukraine FTA Even Before Ratification During a recent European Union General Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, Vytautas Leskevicius, Lithuania's vice minister of foreign affairs, advocated the implementation of the European Union-Ukraine free trade agreement prior to its ratification to jump-start the economic benefits of the arrangement, according to the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry. Leskevicius reportedly called on the...
Kenco to Manage Haier America's Distribution Centers Haier America, a division of Haier Group that specializes in appliances and consumer electronics, has chosen third-party logistics provider Kenco to manage Haier's three main U.S. distribution centers in Keasbey, N.J.; Fontana, Calif.; and Black Creek, Ga. Haier chose the Georgia location as its logistics hub serving the southeastern U.S....
EU Committee Endorses Allowing Beef Imports From Japan The European Commission's Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has endorsed two new measures authorizing the imports of beef from Japan. One of the proposals focused on adding Japan to a list of non-EU countries from which imports of beef into the EU are authorized, and the other...
Strike Hits DP World's Egyptian Container Terminal Egypt's Sokhna Port has been hit by yet another labor dispute, disrupting operations and forcing ocean carriers to skip calls at Ain al-Sokhna Terminal, operated by DP World, according to reports from that country. Reports said nearly 1,200 temporary workers employed by a previous subcontractor at the port began their industrial...
NITL Seeks 'Careful' Review of TSA-WTSA Merger The National Industrial Transportation League urged the Federal Maritime Commission to "carefully" review a proposed merger of two trans-Pacific carrier discussion agreements in order to ensure shippers aren't disadvantaged. The FMC has asked the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, representing carriers in the Asia-to-U.S. market, for more information on the TSA's proposal to...
East-West Intermodal Pricing Slides in the US East-west intermodal pricing slipped this week while north-south lanes saw increases, according to weekly pricing data provided by the 3PL IDS. An index of west-to-east lanes in the U.S. continued a multiweek slide, dropping $10 to $2,440 for an all-inclusive 53-foot door-to-door move based on rates supplied by Class 1 railroads....
Hapag-Lloyd Shifts US-Australasia Port Calls Hapag-Lloyd has announced changes in port rotation for its WAS and WAN services between the U.S. West Coast and Australasia. The WAS service rotation, Loop 1, will be as follows: Oakland, Calif.; Los Angeles; Auckland, New Zealand; Melbourne, Australia; Sydney; Tauranga, New Zealand; Papeete, French Polynesia; Ensenada, Mexico; and back to...
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Re-Elects Neeser as Chair The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority's board of directors has re-elected Craig Neeser as chair for another two-year term, beginning March 1. Neeser was originally appointed to the board in August 2009 and was reappointed in August 2012. He is the former president of Weyerhaeuser Co....
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Fesco's Deep-Sea Container Traffic Grows 14.1 Percent Fesco Transportation Group's ocean carrier saw its deep-sea container traffic grow 14.1 percent in 2012 compared to 2011, driven by expansion of its liner network in its domestic Russian market and international routes. Fesco, Russia's largest container line, handled 342,700 20-foot-equivalent units in international services and 68,000 TEUs in domestic routes,...
Jamaica: the next world hub? The government of Jamaica has unveiled ambitious plans for the Caribbean island to become a global logistics hub for the Americas and to position it as a regional ...
OOCL Lite smartphone upgrade Ocean carrier OOCL has launched its latest Lite 4.1 App for iPhones, Android and iPads which will enable its customers to view more status details of their ...
Greek strike goes on, but government intervenes to bring a halt
Zim covers Indian traffic via INE Zim Line said today that as part of its scheduling restructure between Asia, the Indian sub-continent and north Europe that it will now cover its Indian trade via ...
TSA recommends April rate hikes Container lines operating on transpacific routes have announced rate hikes of at least $400 per feu from April, in moves designed to boost market sentiment after ...
HPH Trust posts higher fourth-quarter profit Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, the Singapore-listed trustee that manages HPH's assets in South China, has seen year-on-year improvements in revenues and profits ...
Suez Canal: a vital conduit for world trade The recent social unrest in Egypt and the threat to the security of the Suez Canal has given shipowners and charterers yet another worry line on their brows. The ...
FLNG orders take shape Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) appears to be closing in on a contract to construct a floating LNG (FLNG) liquefaction facility for Pangea LNG.
Petrochina takes OSG twins Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) may be bankrupt but the stigma of Chapter 11 doesn't appear to have significantly impaired its ability to secure charters for crude carriers trading in the spot market.
Panamax scrapped at 10 Turkish owner Deniz Nakliyati has become the first to throw a vessel built after the year 2000 on the scrap heap.
Pyxis crewman shot dead A Filipino seafarer has been shot dead by pirates on a Greek tanker off Nigeria.
Knightsbridge at a loss John Fredriksen's Knightsbridge Tankers has dipped into the red in the fourth quarter despite the gradual sale of its loss making VLCCs.
Port workers poisoned Fourteen port workers have been taken to hospital in Hamburg after being exposed to fumes on a German boxship.
Navios newbuild fixed Navios Maritime Acquisition has found employment for its second newbuilding in three weeks.
Crewman lost from tug A seafarer is feared dead after going overboard from a tug in a storm off the UK.
Fund out of Genco US hedge fund Zazove Associates has cut ties with Genco Shipping & Trading three years after it bought into the bulker owner.
Kreuz signs for newbuild Kreuz Holdings has firmed up an order for a multipurpose subsea dive support and construction vessel in China.
Fesco ups volumes Russian containership owner Fesco carried 14.1% more cargo in 2012.
United bulker busted A United Ocean Ship Management supramax was one of nine vessels to fall foul of UK inspectors in December.
Oliva lifeboat's two-year odyssey A barnacle-encrusted lifeboat from the wreck of the Oliva has been found on an Australian beach 8,000km from where the bulker broke up in 2011.
FOE profit sliced Fred Olsen Energy (FOE) has seen fourth quarter earnings almost sliced in half due to downtime for two of its drilling rigs.
McQuilling's rate hope VLCC rates on the key Middle East to Japan trade route are set to rise by almost 50% this year, according to a leading shipbroker.
Bibby bags BP deal The UK's Bibby Ship Management has clinched a deal with BP to manage six vessels in the North Sea.
ASL shoots up ASL Marine posted a big rise in fourth quarter earnings thanks to higher margins.
UniCredit shows Torm stake UniCredit is the latest bank to reveal itself as a major shareholder in restructured shipowner Torm.
Euronav wins debt deal Belgian tanker owner Euronav has convinced more than four-fifths of investors to extend the maturity of its $150m 2015 bonds.
Gascogne released The hijacked SEA-tankers vessel Gascogne has been freed by West African pirates after they stole some of its cargo.
Danske downs Wilhelmsen Danske Bank has downgraded Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA on the back of a stellar year for the car carrier owner.
Golar Partners nets $130m Golar LNG Partners has raised over $130m to fund the drop down of an LNG carrier from its parent.
Belarus still wants ships Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko remains keen to establish a fleet of bulkers for the landlocked country.
Parent boosts Hanjin Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) is receiving a cash boost from its parent.
Bourbon revenues rise Bourbon has said its high-end strategy continues to pay off as the Paris-based company reports a near 15% jump in revenues.
CMES adds five more China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has confirmed its second new VLCC order in a week.
Mitsubishi slips to loss Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' shipbuilding arm has slipped to a loss in the first nine months of the 2012 fiscal year.
Wei under pressure Cosco chairman Wei Jiafu looks set to come under increasing pressure to step down over the group's poor financial performance.
Smit wins navy job Smit Salvage has won a contract to remove a US Navy minesweeper that went aground off the Philippines.
Perri takes the mound Paragon Shipping's board of directors has approved a promotion that will see its chief executive's long-time lieutenant ascend to a position of greater power.
U.S. Postal Service ends Saturday mail delivery Starting Aug. 5, the U.S. Postal Service will discontinue Saturday mail delivery in favor of a Monday-through-Friday schedule at an estimated annual savings of $2 billion.
Washington Notebook: NTSB recommends safety step for truck drivers
Zim to restructure its Asia-Med-Europe network Rafi Ben Ari, the carrier's vice president of shipping, said the "revised network presents an improved alignment, better suited to our customers' requirements, with improved coverage, reliability and availability."
Ti: Asia Pacific logistics landscape transforming
Colombia terminal picks Tideworks for operating system
C.H. Robinson boosted by acquisitions in 2012 The 3PL experienced a 15.7-percent year-over-year increase in revenue during the fourth quarter of 2012, ending the period at $2.97 billion.
UTi to use Blue Tree fleet management tool
NC approves reefer warehouse lease at Wilmington
Tampa to receive Embraer plane components
Eberhart Capital buys Poling Transportation
Kenco wins Haier America contract
NIT League wants FMC to 'closely examine' proposed TSA-WTSA merger
Marseilles Fos reports record box volumes
Great Lakes shipping industry hopeful for dredging Legislation in both the House and Senate would require the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to spend the amount of tax it takes in each year explicitly on dredging needs.
Shipping Chamber says it will support emissions regulation
Crude rallies on drop in inventories at WTI delivery point Futures rose as stockpiles declined 315,000 barrels at the hub last week to 51.4 million, a one-month low.
Stringent washwater criteria 'could eliminate' some scrubbing technology Failure to relax pH limit for discharges at sea could scupper much of the currently available technology just as 2015 deadline looms, warns EGCSA director.
Mid-week prices head upwards High sulphur and low sulphur fuel both gain $5.50 in Rotterdam.
'Headaches and nausea': bunker fumes could be to blame Fourteen dock workers taken in hospital in Hamburg.
Bunker prices rise in Fujairah But outlook mixed in Suez.
Fujairah bans tankers for rule-breaking Banned ships can no longer load and discharge cargo at the port.
Proposal to change scrubber washwater criteria put to IMO Move supported by Danish research welcomed by some, but resisted by others due to environmental concerns.
Shipping line signs new deal with fuel additive provider Neftech will be supplying the additive to 50 ships operated by APL.
Hijacked product tanker released Crew safe but some fuel cargo taken.
NuStar Energy posts net losses for 2012 Company expecting higher earnings in bunkering and heavy fuel oil businesses.
Arbitrage volumes set to fall 'The numbers don't look appealing at the moment, freight has to be lower to make things work.'
Innovation 'important during tough times' Electricity stored in on-board batteries is an opportunity 'in the future energy mix'.
Asian bunker prices resume upward trend Singapore's price of benchmark 380 cSt bunker fuel rose $2.50 to average at $651.50 pmt.
G-Fuel: Bunker licence termination 'not our fault' Breach of clause committed by previous management in 2011.
China fuel imports fall in January The 20% decline due to larger imports in December and slower consumption.
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